Liolaemus etheridgei

Liolaemus etheridgei is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.[2] The species is native to Peru.

Liolaemus etheridgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Liolaemus
Species:
L. etheridgei
Binomial name
Liolaemus etheridgei
Laurent, 1998

Etymology

The specific name, etheridgei, is in honor of American herpetologist Richard Emmett Etheridge.[3]

Geographic range

Within Peru, L. etheridgei is found in the Regions (formerly Departments) of Arequipa[1][2] and Moquegua.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. etheridgei are shrubland and grassland, at altitudes of 2,400–4,269 m (7,874–14,006 ft).[1]

Diet

L. etheridgei preys upon insects.[1]

Reproduction

L. etheridgei is viviparous.[1][2]

References
  1. Aguilar, C.; Quiroz Rodriguez, A.; Perez, J. (2016). "Liolaemus etheridgei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T29437A48671483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T29437A48671483.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Liolaemus etheridgei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liolaemus etheridgei, p. 86).

Further reading
  • Laurent RF (1998). "New forms of lizards of the subgenus Eulaemus of the genus Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata: Tropiduridae) from Peru and northern Chile". Acta Zoológica Lilloana 44 (1): 1–26. (Liolaemus etheridgei, new species).
  • Llanqui I (2017). "Liolaemus etheridgei Viviparity". Herpetological Review 48 (1): 193–194.
  • Llanqui I (2020). "Aspects of the thermal ecology of Liolaemus etheridgei Laurent, 1998 (Reptilia: Liolaemidae) from the Andes of Peru". Herpetology Notes 13: 941–946.



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